HOUSTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a San Antonio rapper sent to death row for slitting the throat of a recording engineer during a session 14 years ago.

The ruling Monday, without comment, clears the way for Ray Jasper's execution for the November 1998 slaying of 33-year-old David Alejandro.

Evidence showed Jasper hatched a plan to steal equipment from Alejandro's studio to sell it, recruited some partners and was loading gear worth as much as $30,000 when an off-duty police officer arrived at the scene. Jasper fled but was caught days later.